Vehicle.



" H. O. PRIEBE.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE20,1908.

Patented July 1, 1913.

6 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

H. G. PRIEBE.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE20,1908.

Patented July 1, 1913.

3 SHEETSSHBET 2 H. G. PRIEBE.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE20,1908.

Patented Jul 1, 1913.

3 BHEETBSHEET 3.

I72 #622 $021 fier /07! 0317/6820 HERMAN c. rams, or BLUE ISLAND,rnnmors.

VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicatdon filed June 20, 1908. Serial No. 439,609.

7'0 all whom it may concern:

tic it known that T, HERMAN (3 Patent). citizen of the United States.residing at Blue island. in the county of Cook 'and tate of Illinois,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicles, of whichthe following is a full, clear, concise, and exact' description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, "forming a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to vehicles in which swinging floor sections areprovided, Whereby the vehicle contents may readily be-discharged. 1

The invention finds its most wide application in connection with railwaydump cars,

though I do not wish to be limited tothis application of my invention inall eti bodiments thereof.

Inasmuch as the invention finds .its most general application to railwayvehicles, I will describe one embodiment thereof by reference to arailway vehicle constructed in accordance therewith.

A sect-i0. of the vehicle or car -floor is mounted to tilt or swing, theswinging section being desirably hinged to the center sills of a car andbeing desirably connected at its outer and free end with suitableoperating mechanism, whereby the said floor section may be permitted todescend, the load that is to be discharged forcing the descent of theswingin floor section against the influenceof mec anism which-I employfor restoring the floor section to its normal level position when theload has been discharged. The mechanism which I employ for-restoring thefloor section to its normal ,position after the load has beendischarged, is automatic in its operation and desirably includesspringswhich are placed under compression, or in which pdwer mayotherwise be stored when the load'causes the floor section associatedtherewith to descendthe load storing the power in the springs. which,when the load has been discharged, is sufticient, when- Patented July 11913.

each of such groups of floor sections to he individually released.it'desired.

My invention also has for its object the -provision of an improved hingestructure whereby the floor-sections may be sivingw i'ngly mounted uponthe car.

Other features and advantages 'of-"my invention will appear inconnection with the accompanying dra wings, showing the preferrcdembodiment of the invention, and the specific description that will begiven of said an elevated position, while a left-hand floor section isshown in a depressed position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of so muchof thecar illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 as will render more clear theillustration in Figs. 1 and'-2, the parts being broken away in Fig. 3 torender more clear certain details of con struction. Fig.4 isa' sectionalview-on line b b of Fig. 3. F g. 5 is a sectionalplan vlew showing thestructure contiguous to the center sills and one-of the elements of theine'ch anism that automatically etfects'theclo'sing' -movement of afloor section.

Fig. 6 is aface view of a part of the mechanism that is employed toinsure the maintenance of a floor section in a closed position. view ofthe structure shown in Fig. 6, there being added a pin which c'otiperates with the devicershown in Fig. 7 Fig; 7 also showin a portion ofthe mechanism that isemploye to maintain a fioor'section in closedposition. Fig. 8 is a face view of a: fittin pmvidedupon a'freelongitudinal or outer ge of a swingmg floor SQCllOhtlfld which'entersinto the t construction that IS employed for maintainmg a floor sectionin a closed position. 7 91s a side view of the structure shown in Fig.8. Fig. 10is a top view of an element of the automatically operatingmechanism that is employed to etfect'zt closing movement of a floorsection. Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the structure shown in 10.

Fig. 12 is a side elevation of a fittin that is attached to a centersill and whic enters into the constructiorf in my improved hinge supportfor a swinging floor section. Fig. 13 is a face view of the structureshown .in

Fig.'7'is;a side Fig. 1

Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a side elevation, partially in section, showing aportion of my improved structure that enters into the hinge formationthat isprovided for a floor section. Fig. 15 is a sectional view on line0 c of Fig. 14. I,

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughoutthe different figures. 1

In accordance with American practice, I have shown a ondola car 1 whichis of con siderabie lengt i, as is well known, on which account thefloor is subdivided into a plural'ity of swinging sections 2, a numberof these sections'being disposed upon each side of the car, though I donot wish to be limited in all embodiments ofmyinvention'toaplurality offloor sections. 'The. inner end of each floor section is hinged to acenter sill, there being illustrated two center sills 3 3, each of whichis provided wit-h hinge pintle-supporting blocks 4 4 that rojectlaterally from the center sills and orm a part of the means whereby theswingin sections are hinged to the center sills.- I intle rods 55 areprovided in association with each center sill 3 and are received withincavities 6 (Fig. 12) in the pintle-supporting blocks 4. The floorsections are preferably made of sheet metal and are deflected downwardlyat their inner and outer ends, the-inner marginal side portions of thefloor sections thus formed cotipcrating with. the top portions of thefloor sections to constitute a seat for the pintle rod 5 which findslodgment in the "corners formed of the top and inner side portionsof-the floor sections.

The downturned marginal portions of the sheet metal forming the swingingfloor sections. serve to counteract the end thrusts that might beimposed upon the floor sections by sudden impact. The hinge as thusconstructed is of simple design and is effective in operation, buetoinsure against dislodgment of the floor sections at their hinges, Ipreferably adopt the recautionary features of construction nowto bedescribed. One of these preci ii tionary features of'construetionresides'in a floor; plate 7 spanning the gap between the center sills 3and projecting laterally of the car. sufficiently upon each side of thecenter sills as to overlie the pintle rods 5, the sheet metal of thefloor sections being interposed between the said pintle rods and th efloor sections 7, whereby the hinged ends of the floor sections may notreadily be elevated and thereby disengaged.

It will be apparent from the drawings. that the floor sections normallyhave restricted ranges of movement, so that normally the floor plate 7will be suilicicnt to guard against the unhinging of the floor sec tions2. Furthermore, the sections 7, by thus projecting over the pintle rods5, make the bottom of the car tight, to prevent leakage of the load atthe hinges. However yin case of accident, the floor sections may dropbeyond their normal ranges of movement, in which case the floor section7 might not be sufficient to guard against the unhinging I of the floorsections 2, and I, therefore, pro-.

vide bolts 8 which underlie the pintle rods-5 andpass through the innerside downwardly projecting margins of the floor sections and throughcleats 9 that are secured to and beneath the floor sections. In'hingingthe doors, the bolts 8 are out of position, the doors bein engaged withthe pintle rods 5 while said doors are inw'ertical positions, the bolts8 being located ilimlflsepwllemthe pintle r odsiengagei'the cornersheets that hav'ebeen described.

I will now describe the mechanism that is employed for maintaining theswinging floor sections in closed positions, and, will thereafterdescribe the automatically operating mechanism that enters into servicewhen the load is discharged to exert closing action upon said floorsections, though I do not wish to be limited in all embodiments of myinvention to the preciseform of mechanism that is employed formaintaining the swinging floor sections; in their closed positions.

Upon the outside. marginal portions of each floor section, I provide theattachments 10 illustrated most clearly'in Figs. 8 and 9, there beingdesirably two such attachments to each floor section, one neareachtransverse edge of each floor section. The attachments 10 include shortintles 0rshafts 11 about which are journaiied the lower ends of links 12that are in the nature of pitman connections, the upper ends o f thepit-man connections'12 being journalediipon the eccentric portions orrods 13 of cranks that are journaled to rotate at 14.

By reference particularly to. Fi .2, it will ibe observed that when afloor section is in a closed position, the crankelement 13 lies closerto the car body than does the journal 14 for the crank mechanism, whilethe con-. .nection at 11 is included in ai'line with the element '13that is interposed between the axis of rotation 2115,14 "and the side ofthe car, so that-there isfno tendency for-the crank element 13 to workoutwardly; but, on the other hand, there is a tendency for the saidshaft element 13 to press against the side of the car, and a load uponthe associate floor section actually forces the element '13 againsttheside of the ,car "so that said floor section is maintainedin a closedposition. However, in order to guard against accidents, 1- providesupplemental means for normally preventing the crank elements 1-3 frommoving away from the sides of the car, which supplemental means is shownmost clearly in Figs. 6 and 7, where I have shown attachments 15 securedupon the sides of the car and provided-with pockets or recesses forreceiving locking pins 16 chained to the blocks 15, the crank elements13 being received between the locking pins 16 and the sides of the car,whereby the crank elements 13 are positively prevented from movingoutwardly. ,The blocks 15 are desirably so constructed that they takepart in supporting the swinging floor sections, the construction beingsuch that the crank elements 13 snugly engage the blocks 15. Thejournals 14 and the blocks 15 thus share between them the performance ofthe function of maintaining the outer ends of the swinging floorsections elevated.

By reference more particularly to Fig. 1,

it will be observed. that each floor section is elements 13 will placesaid crank elements 13 sufiiciently away from the sides of the car as topermit the load carried y the swinging floor sections to cause theescent of said floor sections. The provision of a plurality of swingingfloor sections in combination with means whereby the floor sections maybe lowered independently of each other, is quite important and highlyuseful for many reasons which will be apparent to those skilled in theart. For example, when 'it is desired to pull an engine or to load awagon, but one floor sect-ion need be lowered.

It is often desirable to cause all of the swinging floor sections uponeach side of the car to be lowered simultaneously, to which end I employrotating shafts 17 upon each side of the car-and extending lengthwisethereof, this shaft 17 being provided with fingers 18 whose outer endsare adapted to engage the crank elements 13 when said crank elements lieclose to the car sides. When it is desired simultaneously to lower allof the swinging floor sections upon a side of the car, the shaft 17 isrotated, the look ing pin 16 having previously been removed, whereby allof the crank elements 13 upon said side of the. car are movedsufficiently away from the car to permit the portion of the load carriedupon the corresponding swinging floor sections U) cause said fidorsections to descend.

I desirably provide an operating handle 19 in fixed relation with therod 17, whereby said rod 17 may be turned for the purpose stated. WhileI have hitherto stated that the rods 17 extend throughout the lengthtions.

of the car, I do not wish to be limited to this characteristic. I 7

It is frequently desirable simultaneously to lower the swinging lloorsections upon each side of the car, to which end I employ a Windlass 20,about whose shaft chains 21 may be wound, the free ends of these chainscarrying hooks 22 which may be engaged with the upper ends of thehandles 19, whereby as the Windlass 20 is wound, the handles19 may berotated, thereby to effect the outward movement of the fingers 19, and,consequently, secure a sufficient-outward movement of the crank portions'13 to permit the load carried by the swinging floor sections to ell'ect:the descent of said floor sections.

I will now describe the mechanism which may be employed automatically toeffect closing movement of a swinging floor section after the loadportion carrled'thereby has been discharged therefrom. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, I have provided'cleats 9extending transversely of the car and secured to and projecting dowmwardly from the bottoms of the floor sec- There are desirably twosuchcleats to each floor section and each cleat is dey sir-ablyconstructed of angle iron, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3. Thebifurcated end 23 of a rod or piston 24 is pivoted between the ends ofeach cleat 9, the other end of each rod 24 projecting through a portion25, which, in effect, constitutes a continuation of the contiguouscenter sill3, as in the embodiment of the invention illustrated theportions 25 are shown separately formed and riveted to the center sills3. Each rod piston 24 is surrounded by a'spring 26 that .is interposedbetween the enlarged bifurcated end 23 and the associate portion 25which constitutes a spring seat. When a load portion effects-thedepression of a swinging floor section, the spring 26 is placed undersufiicient compression so that when said load portion has been fullydischarged, the spring 26 will expand and exert a closing action uponthe associate swinging. fioorsection. The spring 26 is thrust upon bythe floor section when the floor section is being opened and thrustsupon the floor section when exerting closing action thereupon. It willbe observed that the bifurcated end 23 of the rod 24 is pivotallyconnected with the associate cleat 9, a pin passing through the end 23and the associate cleat 9 for this purpose. In order to adjust thespring, I provide means whereby the point of'attachment of rod 5,thereby to secure the desired spring adjustment.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a part of the needle beams or cross bars 28 and acenter bearing 2.9 simply for the purpose of rendering more complete anunderstanding of one embodiment of my invention. In the construc tion ofFig. 2 the elements 4 and 28 are indicated as being separately formed.In Figs. l3; and 15 the elements 4 and 28 are merged into a singleintegral structure 30. A. needle heani is interposed between each pairof con tiguous transverse edges of adjacent swinging floor sections.Floor strips 31'are secured to the top portions ,of the needle beams,each floor strip extending substantially entirely across the width ofthe car and being carried upon and fastened to the tops of the n"edlebeams. The swinging floor sections underlie the floor strips 231, andsnugly fit the same when said swinging tloor sections are closed, sothat the load may not leak out between said strips and the floorsections. The outer side borders of the car bottom are provided withinsetting plates 39 whichalso are snugly engaged by the swing ing floorsection when .elosed, to prevent leakage along the sides of the carbodies. The transverse strips 31 desirably terminate at the nnirginal'st ips as indicated in Figs. 1 to 13, inclusive, though in Fig. l-t thetransverse strip 31 is projected over the marginal strips 32.

it will be seen that 1 have provided a vehicle having a. swinging floorsection a hinge by which said section .is swingingly mounted, said hingeincluding a pintle rod 5 carried by the vehicle body, while said fioorsection is provided with an angular extension where said floor sectionis hinged,

said pintle rod beingmeceivedin the corner constituted. of this angularextension and the main portion of the floor section, the pint-1e rodunderlying the floor section, a re taining bolt 8 passing through saidangular extension, the pintle rod being located between said retainingbolt and the load-supporting portion of the floor section, and aretaining element. 7 overlying the pintle, a portion of the swingingsection being interposed between said element- 7 and the pintle rod.

It'will be seen that I have provided :1 vehicle having a swinging floorsection, crank mechanism journaled upon the vehicle, and

" link mechanism having connection with the swinging floor section andwith thecrank mechanism. The link mechanism and the crank mechanism areso interrelated with the swingingtloor section and the eontigu-.

ous side of the vehicle that the line of pollotthe link mechanism uponthe crank mechanism when the. swinging floor section is closed liesbetween the axis of rotation of the crank mechanism upon the vehicle andthe contiguous vehicle side, or in other'words, it. lies farther uponthat side of the crank mechanism which is adjacent to the vehicle bodythan it does upon the opposite side of said crank mechanism. whereby theload carried by the swinging floor section exerts pressure upon the linkmechanism where it is j ined with the crank mechanism toward the vehiclerather than away from the vehicle. there thus being no tendency on thepart of the floor section and its load to operate the crank mechanism topermit the floor section to be opened, the reverse tendency beingpresent.

While I have herein shown and particularly described the preferredembodin'ient of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to the preciseconstruction shown. as changes may readily be made without departingfrom the spirit of my invention. but,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent the followingc- 1. A vehicle having a swinging fl orseetion, a hinge by which said section is swingingly mounted, said hingeincluding a pintle rod carried by ths: vehicle body, while said fl orsection provided with an. angu lar extension where said floor section ishinged, said pintle rod being received in the corner constituted of thisangular extension and the main portion of the floor section, and aretaining bolt passing through said angular extension and a separatedportion of the floor section, the intle rod being located between saidretaining bolt and the load-supporting portion of the door section.

2. A vehicle having a swinging floor section, a hinge by which saidsection is swingi'ngly mounted; said hinge including a pintle rodcarried by the vehicle body, while said floor section is provided withan angular extension where said floor section is hinged, said pintle rodbeing received in the corner constituted of this angular extension andthe main portion of the vfloor section, the pintle rod underlyingthefloor section. and a retaining bolt passing through said angularextension and a separate portion of-tlie-floor section, the pintle t'odbeing located between said retaining bolt; and the load-supportingportion of the floor section.

3. A vehicle having a swinging floor section, a hinge by which saidsection'is swingingly mounted, said hinge includinga pint le rod carriedby the vehicle body, while said floor section is provided with anangular extension where floor section is hinged, said pintle rod,bcingreceived in the corner constituted of this angular extension and themain portiomof the floor section,

and a retaining element? overlying the pintle, a portion of the/swingingfloor section 4. A vehicle having a swinging floor section, a hinge bywhiclrsaid section is swingingly mounted, said hinge-including a pint lerod carried by the vehicle body, while said floor-section is providedwith an angular extension Where said floor section. is hinged,.

rod underlying the floor-section, and a re-' taiuing element 7 overlyingthe pintle, a

portion of the swinging'floor section being interposed between saidelement 7 and the pintle rod. V

5. A vehicle having a swinging floor section, a hinge by which saidsection is swingingly mounted,said hinge includingapint-le rod carriedby the vchicle body, while said floor section is provided with anangular extension where said floorsection is hinged, said Pint-1c rcdbeing received in the corner constituted of this angular extension'andthe main portion of the fioor'section, a retaining bolt passing throughsaid angular extension and a separated portion of the floor section, theDintle rod being located between said retaining bolt andtheload-supporting portion of the floor section, and a retaining element7 overlying the pintle, a portion of the swinging floor section beinginterposed between said element 7 and'the pintle rod.

(3. A vehicle havin a swinging floor secs tion, a hinge by whic saidsection is swingingly mounted, said hinge including a pint-1e rodcarried by the vehicle body, while said floor section is provided withan angular ex tension where said floor ,section is hinged, said pintlerod being received in the corner constituted of this angulaiiextensionand the main portion of the floor section, the pintle rod underlying thefloor section, a retaining bolt passingthrough said angular extensionand a separated portion of the floor section,

the pintld rod being located between said retaining, bolt and theload-supporting portion of the floor section, and a retaining element 7overlying the pintle, a portion of the swinging floorseetion beinginterposed bctween said element 7 and the pintle rod.

7 Kit -vehicle having a ..swinging floor sec-- tion, and mechanismagainst the force of which fi'oor section is lowered by the load portioncarried by the floor sect-ion and serving to exert closing action uponthe floon-section, said mechanism including a rod 24 linked to the doorsection and guided by an element 25 provided upon the vehicle body, aspring 26 being seated upon said element 25 and adapted for cmnpressionagainst the said element as the floor section is being lowered.

8. A vehicle having a swinging fioer sec tion, crank mechanism journaledupon the vehicle, link mechanism 12 ning twcen the crank mechanism andthe swing- .ing floor section, the portion of-the link ing floorsection, a block carried by the vehcile body, and a pin 16 insertibiewithin said block for engaging the crank mechanism and thereby insuringthe retention of the swinging'floor section in an elevated position.

.9. A vehicle having a swinging floor section, crank mechanism journaled.upon the vehicle, link mechanism 12"intervcning be tween the crankmechanism and the swingmechanism '12 connected with the crank mechanismbeing adapted to lie closer to the vehicle side than the axial mountingfor said crank mechanism, a block carried by the vehicle body, and a pin16 insertible within said block for engaging the crank mechanism andthereby insuring the retention of the swinging floor section in an elevated position. i

10. A vehicle having a swinging floor sec-- tion, crank mechanismjournaledupon the vehicle, link mechanism 12 intervening between thecrank mechanism and the swinging floor section, and .mechanism adaptedwhen operated to move outwardly against the crank mechanism to permitthe load portion carried by the swii iging floor section to effectthe'descent of said floor section.

11. A vehicle having a swinging floor section, crank mechanism journaiedupon the vehicle, link mechanism 12 intervening be tween the crankmechanism and the swinging fioorsection, the portion of the linkmechanism '12 connected with the crank no mechanism being adapted to liecloser to the vehicle side than the axial mounting forsaid crankmechanism, and mechanisnr dapted when operated to ,move outwardlyagainst the crankm'echanism to permit the load por- 5 tion carried bythe swinging floor section to etiect the descent of said floor section.

12. A vehicle having a swinging floor seition, crank mechanism journaledupon the vehicle, ligk mechanism 12 intervening tween the crankmechanism and the swing ing floor section, a block carried the vehiclebox; a pinlG insertible WLtl1ll'l S3.1(i block for engaging the crankmechanism and thereby insuring the retention of the swingmg floorsection in an elevated position, and mechanism adapted when operated tomove outwardly against the crank mechanism to permit the load portidncarried by the swinging floor section to ffect the descent of said floorsection.

13. A-vehicle having it swinging floor section, crank mechanism.journaled upon the vehicle, link mechanism .12 intervening between thecrank mechanism and the swing- .125 ing floor section, the portion ofthe link mechanism 12 connected with" the crank mechanism being adaptedto lie closer to the vehicle side than the axial mounting for said crankmechanism, a block carried by ated to move outwardly against the crankextending through said supporting morn the vehicle body, a pin 16insertible within said-"block forengaging the crank mechanism andthereby insurin the retention of the swinging floor section in anelevated position, and mechanism adapted when opermechanism to permitthe load ortion carried by the swinging floor section to effect thedescent of said floor section.

14. A vehicle having a swinging floor section upon each side thereof,mechanisms for maintaining the floor sections in closed positions,devices having handles for adjusting said mechanisms to permit the loadportions to cause said fioor'sections to' descend, and a Windlassadapted to be coupled. :with the handles of said devices to effect theirsimultaneous operation, whereby both floor sections may be lowered bythe load portions they carry. i

15. A vehicle having a swinging floor section, and mechanism against theforce of which said floor section acts in being opened and serving toexert closing'action upon the floor section, said mechanism including arod 24 linked to the floor section and guided by an element 25 providedupon the vehicle body, a spring 26 being seated upon said element 25 andadapted for compression} against the said element as the floor section gis being lowered. v c.

16. Acar of the class'described provided with drop bottom sectionsyashaft upon which each of said sections swings, toggle joints limitingthe downward movement of said sections, supporting members, pistonssecured to the door sectionsand extending through said supportingmembers, compres sion springs surrounding said pistons, and means for.opening and. closing said door sections.

17. A car of the class described l'iaving drop bottom sections upon eachside thereof, shafts beneath the floor ()f ille car upon which thesections swing, a pair of toggle joints connected with the opening edgeof each section and with the car, a lever foropening and closing saiddoors, supporting members, pistons secured to said doors and hers, andcompression springs surrounding the pistons against which said sectionsopen.

18. A car provided with a plurality of drop bottom sections upon eachside of the longitudinal center thereof, each of 'said sections adaptedto open downwardly, toggle joints connecting the opening edge of eachsection with the-car, pistons secured to thei rear of each drop bottomsection, compression springs surrounding each of said pistons, thetension of said springs adapted to be exerted against the drop bottomsections in moving them to closed position.

"the car,a door frame having recesses there- 19. A car provided with aplurality of drop bottom sections upon each side of the longitudinalcenter thereof, a crank rod extending parallel with the side ofthe carabove each of said sections, arms pivotally connected with the opening.edge of each section and forming-toggle joints with the aforesaid crankrod, means for turning said rod t0 open and closed position, and latchesadapted to engage with said rod when the sections are in closedposition.

20. A car provided with a plurality. of drop bottom sections extendingparallel with the longitudinal center of the car, a shaft upon whicheach of said sections swings, pistons and compression springs near theinner edge'of said sections, crank rods extending parallel with thesides of the car, arms connected with the opening edge of eachjof saidsections and forming toggle joints with the aforesaid crankrods,brackets secured to the side of the carin line with the aforesaid rodwhenthe sectionsare in closed position, and latches taking over saidrodand adapted to engage the rod when the sectionsai-e closed.

21. A car provided with a plurality of drop bottom sections extendingparallel with the longitudinal center of the car, a shaft upon whichsaid sections are mounted at 5 their inner edge, a crank rod extendingparallel withnthe side of the car, arms connecting with the opening edgeof each section and forming toggle joints with the afore said crankarnfig, latches secured to the side of the car, and means for lockingsaid rod against the sideof'the car when thesections are in closedposition.

22. In a drop bottom door for cars, the combination of the car frame andbody, a shaft extending parallel. with'the length of in which fit oversaid shaft, :1. piston rod pivotally secured to the door. a compressionspring upon said piston, and means 'for swinging said door upon theaforesaid shaft. 223." In a car, the comhination of a plurality of dropbottom sections, each of said scctions hinged to -the car door andadapted to swing downwardly. crank shafts extending longitudinally 'otthe cari'i'pon' each side thereof, and crank arms securedto said shaft115 and to the free ends of said hinged sections, means for operatingsaid shaftto open and close the doors, and compression spr'n'igs opferated by die-downward moven'icnt of the door sections. 7 7' V witnesswhereof, I. hereunto subscribe my name this 18th da "of June A. D..1908;

HERMAN C. PRUCBE. Witnesses: i

L. G. STROH, G. L. CRAGG.

